This dimorphism manifests itself in larger chests and necks, longer canines and denser fur—all traits that help males in fights for females. An orca near by spots the pinniped and dashes towards it. [101], The mating system of pinnipeds varies from extreme polygyny to serial monogamy. New Zealand sea lions feed on pups of some fur seal species, and the South American sea lion may prey on South American fur seals. Since that year, California sea lion populations have risen to 250,000. Animal Face Off: Ultimate Dinosaur Rumble Part 2, https://animalfaceoff.fandom.com/wiki/Elephant_Seal_vs._Leopard_Seal?oldid=8329. Territorial boundaries are usually marked by natural breaks in the substrate,[113] and some may be fully or partially underwater. While their mothers are away, the pups will fast. Females can usually move freely between territories and males are unable to coerce them, but in some species such as the northern fur seal, South American sea lion and Australian sea lion, males can successfully contain females in their territories and prevent them from leaving. [127] Lactation in otariids may last 6–11 months; in the Galápagos fur seal it can last as long as 3 years. "Distribution", pp. [76] The heart of a seal is moderately flattened to allow the lungs to deflate. The sand tiger strikes, and is ready for dinner. The pure white fur of harp seal pups conceals them in their Arctic environment. [80], Pinnipeds spend many months at a time at sea, so they must sleep in the water. [12] The anterior end of an otariid's frontal bones extends between the nasal bones, and the supraorbital foramen is large and flat horizontally. The Japanese sea lion and the Caribbean monk seal have become extinct in the past century, while the Mediterranean monk seal and Hawaiian monk seal are ranked endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. [107] Species that breed on land are usually polygynous, as females gather in large aggregations and males are able to mate with them as well as defend them from rivals. [126] Female Steller sea lions are known to solicit mating with their territorial males. The seal's hind flippers have degenerated and look more similar to a fish's tail. In addition, the vocals of northern elephant seals may produce infrasonic vibrations. [31] The walrus has unique upper canines that are elongated into tusks. Sharks usually attack by ambushing them from below. They can also dive 1,259–4,100 m (4,131–13,451 ft) and for as long as 62 minutes. [13], Phocids are known as true or "earless" seals. Seals are more agile and flexible,[37] and some otariids, such as the California sea lion, are capable of bending their necks backwards far enough to reach their hind-flippers, allowing them to make dorsal turns. [3], The German naturalist Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger was the first to recognize the pinnipeds as a distinct taxonomic unit; in 1811 he gave the name Pinnipedia to both a family and an order. [24] Phocids are known to have existed for at least 15 million years,[13] and molecular evidence supports a divergence of the Monachinae and Phocinae lineages 22 Mya. [94], All pinnipeds are carnivorous and predatory. [33] Land-breeding pinnipeds tend to mate on islands where there are fewer terrestrial predators. Their bodies are long and slender, and their heads appear to be almost too large for their serpent-like bodies. They have a layer of fat, or blubber, under the skin to keep warm in the cold water, and, other than the walrus, all species are covered in fur. [149] Pups may also vocalize when playing, in distress or when prodding their mothers to allow them to suckle. Their bodies are long and slender and their heads appear to be almost a little too large for their thin serpent like bodies. The Callorhinus lineage split earlier at 16 mya. [127][128] Gestation in seals (including delayed implantation) typically lasts a year. [120] Grey seal males usually claim a location among a cluster of females whose members may change over time,[121] while males of some walrus populations try to monopolize access to female herds. The researchers who found Puijila placed it in a clade with Potamotherium (traditionally considered a mustelid) and Enaliarctos. [71] Their unique lungs have airways that are highly reinforced with cartilaginous rings and smooth muscle, and alveoli that completely deflate during deeper dives. The skins of fur seals and phocids are made into coats, and the tusks of walruses continue to be used for carvings or as ornaments. In certain species, like the Steller sea lion and northern fur seal, a dominant male can maintain a territory for as long as 2–3 months. If the leopard seal lived alongside sharks I have no doubt it would be preyed on from time to time, if the larger elephant seals can be preyed on by sharks, I have no doubt leopard seals can too. [86] Polar-living species haul out on to both fast ice and drift ice. [37] In species that live on ice, young pups have thicker coats than adults. The Leopard seal jumps on the ice and gets ready to go for the neck, but the Elephant seal swings it's head and bites the Leopard seal, and shakes it in it's mouth. [66] The vibrissae of some otariids grow quite long—those of the Antarctic fur seal can reach 41 cm (16 in). In addition to their streamlined bodies, they have smooth networks of muscle bundles in their skin that may increase laminar flow and make it easier for them to slip through water. Photographer - Jan Roletto, NOAA. In otariid species like the South American and Australian sea lions, non-territorial subadults form "gangs" and cause chaos within the breeding rookeries to increase their chances of mating with females. With the Japanese sea lion and the Caribbean monk seal recently extinct, ten more are considered at risk, as they are ranked "Endangered" (Hawaiian monk seal, Mediterranean monk seal, Galápagos fur seal, Australian sea lion, New Zealand sea lion, Caspian seal, and Galápagos sea lion) or "Vulnerable" (northern fur seal, hooded seal, and walrus). Animal Face Off Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. The Elephant seal is unaware that a Leopard seal is hunting. [163] Organizations like PETA believe that such operations put the animals in danger. [88] Traveling seals may use various features of their environment to reach their destination including geomagnetic fields, water and wind currents, the position of the sun and moon and the taste and temperature of the water. [37] The corneal epithelium is keratinized and the sclera is thick enough to withstand the pressures of diving. [97] The leopard seal, a prolific predator of penguins, is known to violently swing its prey back and forth until it is dead. [11], Otariids are also known as eared seals due to the presence of pinnae. Elephant seals stay at sea 8–10 months a year and migrate between breeding and molting sites. 18–22 in Perrin, Würsig and Thewissen (2009), Dubzinski, K. M.; Thomas, J. Elephant seals are rarely seen on the surface of water. In species that live in shallow water, such as harbor seals and California sea lions, dilation varies little, while the deep-diving elephant seals have much greater variation. Like other marine mammals, seals sleep in water with half of their brain awake so that they can detect and escape from predators. As in many mammals and birds, pinnipeds possess nictitating membranes. Walruses are known to nurse their young while at sea. [106] Of the 33 species, 20 breed on land, and the remaining 13 breed on ice. This allows them to stay submerged for long periods of time while still having enough oxygen. [83] The Caspian seal and Baikal seal are found in large landlocked bodies of water (the Caspian Sea and Lake Baikal respectively). [167] The Government of Canada permits the hunting of harp seals. The leopard seal also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant seal). Walruses and hooded seals are unique among ice-breeding species in that they have pronounced sexual dimorphism in favor of males. In between nursing bouts, the females leave their young onshore to forage at sea. In lobodontine seals, females are slightly larger than males. These primitive walruses had much shorter canines and lived on a fish diet rather than a specialized mollusk diet like the modern walrus. [113][118] Lekking may also exist among California sea lions, South American fur seals, New Zealand sea lions and harbor seals. [138], Pinnipeds can produce a number of vocalizations such as barks, grunts, rasps, rattles, growls, creaks, warbles, trills, chirps, chugs, clicks and whistles. Otariids and walruses have hind limbs that can be pulled under the body and used as legs on land. [159], Pinnipeds can be found in facilities around the world, as their large size and playfulness make them popular attractions. These tissue masses, which contain extensive contorted spirals of arteries and thin-walled veins, act as blood reservoirs that increase oxygen stores for use during diving. While they are capable of hearing a wide range of frequencies (e.g. [65], Unlike terrestrial mammals, such as rodents, pinnipeds do not move their vibrissae over an object when examining it but instead extend their moveable whiskers and keep them in the same position. High levels of organic chemicals accumulate in these animals since they are near the top of food chains and have large reserves of blubber. [145], In some pinniped species, there appear to be geographic differences in vocalizations, known as dialects,[146] while certain species may even have individual variations in expression. [174] Species that live in polar habitats are vulnerable to the effects of recent and ongoing climate change, particularly declines in sea ice. [132] Walruses are unique in that mothers nurse their young at sea. [54] Seals release large amounts of mucus to protect their eyes. The Elephant seal jumps of an ice flow to another part the Antarctic to find a mate. [116] Individuals also return to the same territorial site each breeding season. These foraging trips may last anywhere between a day and two weeks, depending on the abundance of food and the distance of foraging sites. Steller sea lions have been recorded eating the pups of harbor seals, northern fur seals and California sea lions. Even though that these two animals will never meet each other in the wild. [143] Similar calls have been recorded in other lobodontine seals[144] and in bearded seals. [113] Elephant seal males establish dominance hierarchies with the highest ranking males—the alpha males—maintaining harems of as many as 30–100 females. [150] They demonstrate the ability to understand simple syntax and commands when taught an artificial sign language, though they only rarely used the signs semantically or logically. [47] By swinging their heads and necks, otariids create momentum while they are moving. [35] In some instances, only the largest males are able to reach the furthest deepest foraging grounds where they enjoy maximum energetic yields that are unavailable to smaller males and females. The genera Valenictus and Odobenus developed elongated tusks. They also harass and attempt to mate with females that head out to the water. Terrestrial locomotion is easier for phocids on ice, as they can sled along. [27], The lineages of Otariidae and Odobenidae split almost 28 Mya. [33][110][111] Females of these species tend to aggregate less. Northern elephant seals commonly dive 350–650 m (1,150–2,130 ft) for as long as 20 minutes. [89], Pinnipeds may dive during foraging or to avoid predators. 861–66 in Perrin, Würsig and, Berta, A. [167] Conversely, the Mediterranean monk seal was extirpated from much of its former range, which stretched from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea and northwest Africa, and only remains in the northeastern Mediterranean and some parts of northwest Africa. [60] These vibrations are generated, for example, when a fish swims through water. To subdue and kill seals, orcas continuously ram them with their heads, slap them with their tails and fling them in the air. [91], Pinnipeds have lifespans averaging 25–30 years. When contracted, the pupil is typically pear-shaped, although the bearded seal's is more diagonal. [16] The lobodontine lineage emerged around 9 mya and colonized the southern ocean in response to glaciation. It can constitute as much as 50% of a pinniped's body weight. [30] They are unique among carnivorans in that their orbital walls are significantly shaped by the maxilla and are not limited by certain facial bones. [3] It feeds on a wide range of prey including cephalopods, other pinnipeds, krill, birds and fish. Of the three, Puijila was the least specialized for aquatic life. Source: Leopard Seal Hunting Gentoo Penguins, Richard Sidey. They can also create somewhat musical sounds with their inflated throats. Most species have neither a cecum nor a clear demarcation between the small and large intestines; the large intestine is comparatively short and only slightly wider than the small intestine. When two bull elephant seals square off, things can get bloody. [59], Pinnipeds have well-developed tactile senses. 1212–1216 in Perrin, Würsig and, Lavinge, D. M.; Kovacs, K. M.; Bonner, W. N. "Seals and Sea lions" 147–155 in MacDonald (2001), Forcada, J. Other species popularly kept include the grey seal and harbor seal. [180] The 2007 law seeks to relieve pressure on the crashing Pacific Northwest salmon populations. Female leopard seals, the larger of the two sexes, can grow up to 590 kg (1,300 pounds) and 3.8m meters (10 feet) long. [104], Interspecific predation among pinnipeds does occur. In the United States, pinnipeds are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA). These pollutants can cause gastrointestinal cancers, decreased reproductivity and greater vulnerability to infectious diseases. They state that the exhibits could not be large enough to house animals that have evolved to be migratory, and a pool could never replace the size and biodiversity of the ocean. They typically last 5–7 minutes with average depths to 30–45 m (98–148 ft). Increased body weight in males increases the length of time they can fast due to the ample energy reserves stored in the blubber. [127] For most species, birthing takes place in the spring and summer months. Facebook; Twitter; Tumblr; LinkedIn; MySpace; Email; Go to. Some pups may try to steal extra milk from other nursing mothers and gain weight more quickly than others. [18], One popular hypothesis suggested that pinnipeds are diphyletic (descended from two ancestral lines), with walruses and otariids sharing a recent common ancestor with bears and phocids sharing one with Musteloidea. Some species, such as California and South American sea lions, may forage with cetaceans and sea birds. Delayed implantation postpones the birth of young until the female hauls-out on land or until conditions for birthing are favorable. And, When the leopard seal was not looking, The orca uses it’s massive jaws to take a huge bite out of the leopard seal’s body. The males of land-breeding species tend to mate with a greater number of females than those of ice breeding species. Typemammaldietcarnivoreaverage life span in the wild12 to 15 yearssize10 to 115 ft 3 to 35 mweightup to 840 lbs 380 kg the leopard seal is a couple of feet longer. Older crabeater seals commonly bear scars from failed leopard seal attacks; a 1977 study found that 75% of a sample of 85 individual crabeaters had these scars. [112] Seals that breed on ice tend to have little or no sexual dimorphism. [53] The extraocular muscles of the walrus are well developed. [55], The pinniped ear is adapted for hearing underwater, where it can hear sound frequencies at up to 70,000 Hz. Like a modern otter, Puijila had a long tail, short limbs and webbed feet instead of flippers. The meat, blubber and fur coats of pinnipeds have traditionally been used by indigenous peoples of the Arctic. [44] Pinnipeds have several adaptions for reducing drag. Pups can get severely injured or killed during abductions. It is both the largest pinniped and member of the order Carnivora living today. An exception to this is the northern elephant seal, which feeds on fish at great depths in the open ocean. [16] Otariids originated in the North Pacific. The southern elephant seal, which is had significantly larger bulls than the northern elephant seal, is the largest marine mammal that is not a cetacean. These two amazing creatures are larger than grizzly bears and are some of the top marine predators. [102] Some species are capable of inflicting damaging wounds on their attackers with their sharp canines—an adult walrus is capable of killing polar bears. [158] In modern culture, pinnipeds are thought of as cute, playful and comical figures. [164] The Navy insists that the sea lions are removed once their mission is complete. They are commonly kept in captivity and are even sometimes trained to perform tricks and tasks. Male walruses are known to produce distinctive gong-like calls when attempting to attract females. The trachea is flexible enough to collapse under pressure. In addition, harbor seals may visit estuaries, lakes and rivers and sometimes stay as long as a year. Polygynous species include elephant seals, grey seals and most otariids. Elephant seals are large, oceangoing earless seals in the genus Mirounga.The two species, the northern elephant seal (M. angustirostris) and the southern elephant seal (M. leonina), were both hunted to the brink of extinction by the end of the 19th century, but their numbers have since recovered.. Detecting vibrations is useful when the animals are foraging and may add to or even replace vision, particularly in darkness. [95] While most species are generalist and opportunistic feeders, a few are specialists. 316–321 in Perrin, Würsig and, Weller, D. W. "Predation on marine mammals", pp. [61] By holding their vibrissae steady, pinnipeds are able to maximize their detection ability. Their mystacial vibrissae have ten times the innervation of terrestrial mammals, allowing them to effectively detect vibrations in the water. [17] Walruses have pterygoid bones that are broad and thick, frontal bones that are V-shaped at the anterior end and calcaneuses with pronounced tuberosity in the middle. The deep split between the lineages of Erignathus and Cystophora 17 Mya suggests that the phocines migrated eastward and northward from the North Atlantic. More elaborate exhibits contain deep pools that can be viewed underwater with rock-mimicking cement as haul-out areas. By comparison, terrestrial locomotion by phocids is more cumbersome. [139] The calls are described are "loud" and "bawling". [14] Five genera and seven species (one now extinct) of sea lion are known to exist, while two genera and nine species of fur seal exist. Scientists have recorded them sleeping for minutes at a time while slowly drifting downward in a belly-up orientation. When the leopard seal found out it was bitten, It fights back. This animal is easily distinguished from other extant pinnipeds by its larger size (exceeded only by the elephant seals), nearly hairless skin and long upper canines, known as tusks. Its teeth were adapted for shearing (like terrestrial carnivorans), and it may have stayed near shore more often than its extant relatives. [127], Unlike terrestrial mammals, pinniped milk has little to no lactose. I just made this video because I thought that it’s a fair fight. They cannot roll back under the seal's body; so when a seal gets on land, it can only wriggle on its belly to move around. 260–68 in Perrin, Würsig and, Mann, J. [16], In a 2012 review of pinniped taxonomy, Berta and Morgan Churchill suggested that, based on morphological and genetic criteria, there are 33 extant species and 29 subspecies of pinnipeds, although five of the latter lack sufficient support to be conclusively considered subspecies. They also have a well-developed tapetum lucidum, a reflecting layer that increases sensitivity by reflecting light back through the rods. But the elephant seal fights back, something most prey never does. [33][34] Despite a correlation between size dimorphism and the degree of polygyny, some evidence suggests that size differences between the sexes originated due to ecological differences and prior to the development of polygyny. Zoologist Georges Cuvier noted during the 19th century that wild seals show considerable fondness for humans and stated that they are second only to some monkeys among wild animals in their easily tamability. Pups are typically born in the spring and summer months and females bear almost all the responsibility for raising them. These animals began exploiting more man-made environments, like docks, for haul-out sites. The males stay on land and try to mate with as many females as they can; some of them will even fast. Seals and sea lions are often portrayed as innocent puppy dogs of the sea. Killer Whale season is coming- this is one of the highlights from last May. Pups are more commonly taken by orcas, but adults can be targeted as well. Seals range in size from the 1 m (3 ft 3 in) and 45 kg (99 lb) Baikal seal to the 5 m (16 ft) and 3,200 kg (7,100 lb) southern elephant seal male, which is also the largest member of the order Carnivora. Antarctic seals are more vocal on land or ice than Arctic seals due to a lack of terrestrial and pagophilic predators like the polar bear. In the Persian Gulf, the animals have been trained to swim behind divers approaching a U.S. naval ship and attach a clamp with a rope to the diver's leg. Then the Leopard seal bites the Elephant seal on the side, but the Elephant seal's blubber protected it. [50], On land, pinnipeds are near-sighted in dim light. The earliest fossil Pithanotaria, found in California, is dated to 11 mya. Otariids establish territories containing resources that attract females, such as shade, tide pools or access to water. The Greeks associated them with both the sea and sun and were considered to be under the protection of the gods Poseidon and Apollo. In addition, the walrus lacks external ear flaps. [76], The main adaptations of the pinniped circulatory system for diving are the enlargement and increased complexity of veins to increase their capacity. "Parental behavior", pp. [101] When out at sea, northern elephant seals dive out of the reach of surface-hunting orcas and white sharks. Pinnipeds are typically hunted for their meat and blubber. The northern elephant seal has one of the longest recorded migration distances for a mammal, at 18,000–21,000 km (11,000–13,000 mi). The Elephant seal then throws the Leopard seal. It has since recolonized much of its historic range, but has a population bottleneck. In terrestrially breeding species, pups may get crushed by fighting males. [179] In 2007, MMPA was amended to permit the lethal removal of sea lions from salmon runs at Bonneville Dam. Many docks are not designed to withstand the weight of several resting sea lions. These are important for detecting their prey on the muddy sea floor. Dominant male elephant seals advertise their status and threaten rivals with "clap-threats" and loud drum-like calls[140] that may be modified by the proboscis. The Elephant seal is unaware that a Leopard seal is hunting. Pinnipeds (pronounced /ˈpɪnɪˌpɛdz/), commonly known as seals,[a] are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic marine mammals. Its long-term memory allows it to perform a trick after at least three months of non-performance. [40] Seals have a layer of subcutaneous fat known as blubber that is particularly thick in phocids and walruses. The genera Phoca and Pusa could have arisen when a phocine lineage traveled from the Paratethys Sea to the Arctic Basin and subsequently went eastward. [114][115] Males defend their territorial boundaries with threatening vocalizations and postures, but physical fights are usually avoided. In this publication, he traced the history of names, gave keys to families and genera, described North American species and provided synopses of species in other parts of the world. Berta, A. [154] Seals are also of great importance in the culture of the Inuit. [156] One of the earliest Ancient Greek coins depicts the head of a seal, and the animals were mentioned by Homer and Aristotle. As such, they do not suffer snow blindness. The shark can take more damage, and deal more damage. [177][178] Sea lions also conflict with fisherman since both depend on the same fish stocks. The dives of otariids tend to be shorter and less deep. Besides hunting, pinnipeds also face threats from accidental trapping, marine pollution, and conflicts with local people. [100] Though they can drink seawater, pinnipeds get most of their fluid intake from the food they eat. Most species inhabit coastal areas, though some travel offshore and feed in deep waters off oceanic islands. Otariids are more vocal on land, while phocids are more vocal in water. [167] The scale of seal harvesting decreased substantially after the 1960s,[166] after the Canadian government reduced the length of the hunting season and implemented measures to protect adult females. [44] Compared to terrestrial carnivorans, the fore-limbs of otariids are reduced in length, which gives the locomotor muscles at the shoulder and elbow joints greater mechanical advantage;[43] the hind-flippers serve as stabilizers. Otariids typically have injuries in the hindquarters, while phocids usually have injuries on the forequarters. [48][49] This is because it feeds on immobile bottom dwelling mollusks and hence does not need acute vision. Leopard seals typically target crabeater pups, which form an important part of their diet from November to January. [182] Similar conflicts have existed in South Africa with brown fur seals. [48] A seal's eye is adapted for seeing both underwater and in air. 585–588 in Perrin, Würsig and Thewissen (2009), Duffield, D. A. They also lack supraorbital processes on the frontal and have underdeveloped calcaneal tubers. There are 33 extant species of pinnipeds, and more than 50 extinct species have been described from fossils. The fight takes place in the Antarctic seas. 881–884 in Perrin, Würsig and, Ralls, K.; Mesnick, S. "Sexual dimorphism", pp. [51] Pinnipeds appear to have limited color vision, as they lack S-cones. [9] Of the three extant families, the Otariidae and Odobenidae are grouped in the superfamily Otarioidea,[10] while the Phocidae belong to the superfamily Phocoidea. Wildlife managers have used various methods to control the animals, and some city officials have redesigned docks so they can better withstand use by sea lions. These males commonly disrupt the copulations of their subordinates while they themselves can mount without inference. The earliest fossils of Odobenidae—Prototaria of Japan and Proneotherium of Oregon—date to 18–16 Mya. The Caspian seal's ancestor became isolated as the Paratethys shrank, leaving the animal in a small remnant sea, the Caspian Sea. [133] Young pinnipeds typically learn to swim on their own and some species can even swim at birth. 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